Woodward Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 August 1990. Headstone.
Woodward Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter
- WRENN ID
- waning-cellar-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Tunbridge Wells
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 August 1990
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- TQ 626 429
- Coordinates
- 51.16301, 0.3243
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Woodward headstone, dated 1731, is located approximately 1.5 metres north of the chancel of the Old Church of St Peter in Pembury. This headstone commemorates the Reverend Richard Woodward and is made of sandstone, standing about 750 millimetres high. It features a curvilinear shaped head with a recessed front framed by a moulded border. The head displays an hourglass motif over crossbones, surrounded by leafy scrolled decoration. The inscription, presented in neat Roman serif upper and lower case lettering, notes the death of Richard Woodward in 1731.
Local climate
Woodward Headstone Approximately 1.5 Metres North of the Chancel of the Old Church of St Peter receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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